Also Expobois was affected by the crisis

The 29^th edition of Expobois – the biennial exhibition dedicated to woodworking technologies and furniture supplies organized by Exposium with the support of the French association Symop and Eumabois – closed last March 13.
With a much smaller exhibition surface compared to the previous event, Expobois also recorded a reduction of exhibitors, with 304 companies versus 370 in 2008; furthermore, most exhibitors had booths that were almost half the size of the past edition. With a 47 percent share of foreign exhibitors, mostly from Italy and Germany, the most represented industry segment was secondary wood processing, followed by primary operations and, far behind, tools, semifinished materials and accessories for the furniture industry.
Organizers have not supplied official visitor figures, yet, but results will probably be below the 24,000 threshold of two years ago.
www.expobois.fr.